The rules require the complaint or information to state the nameand surname of the persons against whom or against whose propertythe offense was committed or any appellation or nickname by whichsuch person has been or is known and if there is no better way ofidentifying him, he must be described under a fictitious name(Sayson v. People, 166 SCRA 693).

In crimes against property, if the name of the offended party isunknown, the property must be described with such particularityas to properly identify the particular offense charged.

To constitute larceny, robbery, embezzlement, obtaining money byfalse pretenses, malicious mischief, etc., the property obtainedmust be that of another person, and indictment for such offensemust name the owner and a variance in this respect between theindictment and the proof will be fatal.

Section 13. Duplicity of the Offense

The information is defective when it charges two or more DISTINCTor DIFFERENT offenses. A complaint or information must chargeonly one offense, except when the law prescribes a singlepunishment for various offenses.

PURPOSE: To give the defendant the necessary knowledge of thecharge to enable him to prove his defense. The State should notheap upon the defendant two or more charges which might confusehim in his defense.

WAIVER - When the accused fails, BEFORE ARRAIGNMENT, to move for the quashal of the information which charges 2 or more offenses, he thereby waives the objection and may be found guilty of as many offenses as those charged and proved during the trial.

Where the law with respect to an offense may be committed inany of the different modes provided by law, the indictment inthe information is sufficient if the offense is alleged to havebeen committed in one, two or more modes specified therein.The various ways of committing the offense should be consideredas a description of only one offense and the informationcannot be dismissed on the ground of multifariousness.

EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE ON DUPLICITY1. continuous crimes2. complex crimes3. special complex crimes4. crimes susceptible of being committed in various modes5. crimes of which another offense is an ingredient

REQUISITES OF CONTINUOUS CRIMES:1. Plurality of acts performed separately during a period of time;2. Unity of penal provision infringed upon or violated;3. Unity of criminal intent which means that two or more violations of the same penal provision are united on one and the same intent leading to the perpetration of the same criminal purpose or claim (People v. Ledesma).